Appeal No. 1996-0810
Application 08/259,354
gate lines and the source lines at the cross-over points,
thereby forming a cross over capacitor with a capacitance
per unit area less than the capacitance per unit area of the
display capacitor. That is, the combined thicknesses of the
insulating layers at the cross-over point is greater than
the thickness of the insulating layer between the electrodes
of the display capacitor. This structure provides a higher
breakdown voltage at the intersection than at the display
capacitor.
Claim 44 is reproduced below.
44. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:
a first substrate;
a plurality of switching elements supported by
the first substrate;
a plurality of picture elements supported by
the first substrate, each of the picture elements
coupled to one of the switching elements and including
a liquid crystal driving electrode, a display capacitor
electrode opposed to the driving electrode and a first
layer of insulating material between the driving
electrode and the capacitor electrode, the driving
electrode, the first layer of insulating material and
the capacitor electrode forming a display capacitor
with a first capacitance per unit area;
a gate line and a source line coupled to each
switching element, the gate lines intersecting and
crossing the source lines at cross-over locations and a
first and a second layer of cross-over electrically
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